Locking holder



O. B. JACOBS LOCKING HOLDER Feb 7, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 2, 1948 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS o. a. JACOBS LOCKING HOLDER Feb 7, 195% INVENTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYSG Filed Dec. 2. 1948 Patented Feb. 7, 1950 UNITED s'rArss PATENT OFFICE LOCKING HOLDER Oles E. Jacobs, Melrose Park, Ill. Application December 2, 1948, Serial No. 63,117

7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in locks for securing pens and pencils and small tools within a holder adapted to be attached either within a skirt or coat pocket.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved lockable holder for pens, pencils and small articles such as tools, said holder being adapted for attachment within or on the upper edge of a pocket, for preventing theft of the writ ing implements and tools when once looked within the holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved selflocking holder for supporting and securing writing implements and tools, said holder being formed with means for detachably supporting the holder within a pocket or upon the upper edge thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved lockable holder for writing implements and tools which will be highly efiicient in use and relatively inexpensive to manufacture and produce.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which dorm a part of this application:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the locking holder with cover closed.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the locking holder with cover open.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the locking holder with the cover closed.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the locking holder with the cover open.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2'.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the locking mechanism of the holder shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a view of the inside top portion of the front plate of the holder, showing two additional modified forms of locking mechanisms.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the locking mechanisms shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the other of the locking mechanisms shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken on the line H-ll of Fig. 8.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

In carrying out the invention, there is shown and provided an improved form and construction 10 plate I of locking holder for small articles such as writing pens and pencils, or small tools.

The holder comprises a substantially fiat base plate I and a cover plate 2 hinged at 3 to said 5 base plate adapted to lie in parallel spaced relation therewith when in operative position, and capable of being swung at right angles thereto when it is desired to have access to the locking devices or mechanisms supported upon the base said locking devices being hereinafter more fully described.

Means for attaching the holder cover plate 2 over the top of a pocket (not shown) either within the pocket or in front thereof, consists of the 15 inverted U-shape supporting hooks 4 and 5 disposed in spaced relation to the upper edge of the cover plate 2, being secured to the upper and outer corners of said plate 2. The hooks II and 5 are connected together by the clamp bar 6 disposed transversely of the inner surface of the cover plate 2, and wil be used for supporting a shop card or other identification card (not shown).

A transversely extending actuating shaft 1 will be rockably supported along the upper edge of the cover plate 2, and will be formed with integral C-shaped fabric engaging and piercing hooks 5 and 9 disposed between the arm portions of said hooks t and 5, with the pointed ends of said G-shape hooks 8 and 9 resiliently held in contact against the outer surface of the cover plate 2 by means of the leaf spring It attached at H to the inner surface of the cover plate 2,

extending upwardly to a point above the top thereof and being in resilient contact with the integral. hook-releasing loop l2 formed midway of the shaft 1 and extending upwardly therefrom. It will be seen that the, holder will be positioned to have the hooks l and 5 overlie the top edge 40 of a pocket while the C-shape hooks 8 and 9 are swung away from the back plate 2 by forcing inwardly upon the loop l2 against the tension or pressure of the spring Hi. When the loop i2 is released, the pointed. ends of the c-shape hooks 8 and 9 will pierce the fabric of the pocket to lock or secure the holder in operative position.

The base plate I is substantially rectangular in shape and supports the transversely extending guide plate i3 along one side thereof at its bottom end by means of the inwardly directed flanges it formed at the opposite sides of the plate I. Transversely spaced guide ears i5 are formed integrally with the guide plate l3 for properly spacing the lower ends of the writing implements it when supported by the holder.

In Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, the base plate is provided with a transversely extending guide plate I! secured by rivets IE to the upper and opposite surface of said plate from the guide plate l3. The guide plate I7 is formed with a, plurality of transversely spaced arcuate holding loops IS in which the pocket attaching clips on the writing implements I6 are adapted to be inserted and secured.

A transverse slot 2! is formed through the end of the guide plate I ported by the upper end of the leaf spring 23 attached by the rivet 24 to the lower portion of the plate I. The locking detent 22 will be pulled from the slot 2! for the insertion of a flat implement (not shown) placed between the plate I' and spring 23, and the tension of said spring 23 will force the detent 22 into firm holding engagement with the implement.

A second locking detent 25 will be pivotally supported at 26 to the plate I below one of the holding loops I9 and will be provided with locking lips 27 for engaging the clip 20 on a writing imple- 3| struck from the plate I and has its other end attached to the upper end of the lever 28 for holding the same under resilient tension.

A third form of locking detent comprises the locking member 32 pivoted at 33 to the plate i and formed on its upper end with a cam locking lip 34. An actuating lever 35 is pivoted at 36 to the upper end of the plate I, and has its lower end pivotally connected at 31 to the locking member 32, and is further formed with the U-shape cam actuating shoulders 38 for engaging the cam locking lip 34 for locking and releasing the same.

hereinafter described.

I An actuating and locking lever 39 is pivoted at Mlto the guide plate I? and lies between the same and the base plate I. A tensioning spring 41 is secured at one end to said lever 39 and has its opposite end anchored 16 in the other loops [9, and the reverse move ment of the lever 5| will release said implements. A loop 52' formed by the upper end of the spring 59 provides a means for slipping over a button Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

base plate. holder for implements including a base plate and base plate having operative detents.

7. The subject matter as claimed in claim 4, pivotally mounted oppositely disposed attaching card retaining bar connected between said supporting hooks on the inside of said cover plate. OLES B. JACOBS.

No references cited. 

